joe604

September 5, 2005

The best abstract composition in your Nautical Abstraction folder so far.

September 4, 2005

Before the tourist arrive. Comments welcome --Joe

September 3, 2005

Outstanding. --Joe

September 1, 2005

Thank you, Julio.

August 30, 2005

This colorful thermal area was brightly sunlit, and would normally be

a very bright, but I have pulled the exposure down substantially to

give a darker presentation of tones. Comments welcome. --Joe

August 27, 2005

Excellent use of the full tonal range. Congratulations. --Joe

August 27, 2005

This one has better, more natural color balance that the previous shot

of this site. Comments welcome.

August 23, 2005

Thanks you, Aivar. I remember the green of the algae being brighter, and was the main subject that I was trying to photograph. But none of the shots I have show this green the way I saw it. The only choice I had was to let the water dominate the image as the main subject with the green playing a supporting role.

August 22, 2005

Thanks to all of you for your kind words. --Joe

August 20, 2005

Comments welcome...

August 9, 2005

That's the Tower of the Americas in the background. Comments welcome.

August 2, 2005

Thank you, Fernando.

August 2, 2005

5 year old. Comments welcome. -- Joe

August 1, 2005

Thank you, Emrah. -- Joe

July 31, 2005

5 years old. Comments welcome -- Joe

June 13, 2005

Thinking about doing a series on vintage county courthouses in Texas...

June 13, 2005

Jim and Marcos, thanks for your kind comments. I had no choice but to use a long shutter speed for these night shots. But I was hoping to capture a sense of motion with it. The river walk was very crowded that night because the Spurs were playing in town in the NBA semifinals. As it turns out, 20 seconds was a bit much; the people walking by were reduced to just a smear. I will try a little faster next time. --Joe

June 12, 2005

San Antonio. Comments welcome. --Joe

June 9, 2005

Oh, yeah! But we saw eye to eye -- he let me have my picture and I let him have his space.

May 17, 2005

Thanks for all the comments. This is one of my favorites. This rainbow effect only lasted about 20 minutes per day. Here is a full view of the falls, and here is another full view by Scott Neuner. --Joe

May 17, 2005

Scott, thanks for commenting. Yes, it is too busy. When I took the picture, I wanted to convey the dark, damp forest floor -- but this image clearly misses. As I said above, I worked it up anyway as a practice in controlling the tone and saturation to soften some of the detail while still being sharply focused. I will try this technique on a better shots soon. -- Joe

May 16, 2005

Jason, this is a great shot because of the story the hands tell -- the adult hands guiding the young hands cradling the fragile bird. The marvelous use of the hands deserves a 7 for originality. The Supporting features of this image are the composition with the adult fingers leading the eye to the bird, excellent framing of the event, and natural hues. The soft lighting is good. The DOF is good although the focus is slightly soft on the bird and it would be better if you blurred the background further. Nevertheless, this shot is truly outstanding just as it is. Congratulations. --Joe

May 16, 2005

The most remarkable aspect of this image is the way you placed the foreground rocks. The V shape is unusual, creative, and effective. Another interesting aspect of this image is the clouds covering the top of the mountain -- that is a very nice effect. Also worth mentioning is the fine detail overall, and especially the road the winds up the mountainside to the left. The only problem I see is that the highlights on the mountain side are a bit too bright. Congratulations. --Joe

May 15, 2005

Maria, it is the composition that makes this worthy of hanging on a wall. The transition of the diagonal lines is well placed, and the patch of darker woods curves nicely into the image. The haziness of the distant hill is not ideal, but it does help give the image depth, so it is acceptable. As Vrindavan said, the noise level on the distant hill is a little distracting, so it would be worthwhile to try noise reduction. All things considered, this one is very good. Congratulations. --Joe